About 80% favor canceling, postponing Tokyo Olympics in summer: poll

Around 80 percent of people in Japan believe the postponed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, planned for the summer, should be canceled or rescheduled, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday, with the novel coronavirus pandemic continuing to cast a cloud over the sporting event.The weekend telephone survey was conducted as Japan is struggling with a resurgence of infections that have increased the strain on the country's medical system.In the poll, 35.3 percent called for the cancellation of the Tokyo Games, while 44.8 percent said the games should be put off again. The games were slated to take p…READ FULL ARTICLE